Crisp hazelnut and fig cookies.

the other day, i had an excellent cheese platter at a bar.
it came with really nice crackers and swelling muscat raisins.
today as i was having my daily baking craving, i thought making biscuits would be nice to accompany some lovely cheese i bought from the market.

i searched in my pantry and found......
some semi dried turkish figs tucked away in the corner!

so i came up with this recipe
crispy hazelnut cookies with dried fig pieces on top.
perfect with some port, cheese and some fresh grapes.


Crisp hazelnut and fig cookies.

Ingredients:
225g butter, chopped, at room temperature
2/3 cup caster sugar
1/2 cup hazelnut meal
1½ cups plain flour
½ cup cornflour
6-7 semi-dried figs

1. Using an electric mixer, cream butter and sugar together in a bowl until light and fluffy. Add hazelnut meal and beat until combined.
2. Fold in sifted flours to form a soft dough. Knead mixture into a ball. Wrap in plastic wrap and chill for 20 minutes.
3. Halve dough and roll each half between 2 sheets baking paper until about 5mm thick. Using a knife, cut rough squares from dough.
4. Place on trays leaving about 1 1/2 inch gap between each cookie.
5. Cut figs into slices and gently press down 2-3 pieces on each cookie.
6. Bake for 10-15 minutes in a 180 degree preheated oven. Cool on trays.